Land Location
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General
Farm Information Questions:

If possible, please provide some history regarding past ownership of this farm or of any of the tracts you manage.

What other enterprises are within this farm operation (maple sugar
production, youngstock replacements, timber production, etc)?

What are the objectives or goals for the farm enterprise?

If applicable, list other decision makers for the land and their involvement. (Include contact information.)

Are you currently enrolled in any conservation programs, including easement programs? If yes,
what programs?

Are there any conservation practices which have been installed on your farm recently?
If yes, which?

Are there USDA Programs or conservation practices that you have heard about and/or are interested in?
If yes, please elaborate.

Are there existing resource concerns on your farm that you are aware of? (Examples: soil erosion,
streambank erosion, water quality, invasive plants, poor habitat, etc. If yes, what are they and which of these concerns do you plan to address?

Are there any existing plans to expand the herd size and/or land base? If yes, what are the plans?

Is your operation certified organic for land or livestock, or are you considering transition to organic production?

Are wells or springs, either active or abandoned, located on or near the farm?
If yes, please elaborate.

Do any wells or springs on or near the farm have documented water quality problems?
If yes, please elaborate.

Are you aware of any archeological or historic sites on or near your property?
If yes, what sites and where are they located?

Do you know of any threatened, endangered or rare plant or animal species on or near your farm?
If yes, what species and where are they located?

Have your fields been subsurface drained?
If yes, where has the drainage occurred and to what extent?

Does your property have utilities passing through it? If yes, what utilities and where are they located?

Describe the typical cropping system you use including continuous annual crops, crop rotations and permanent hay/legume fields.
Indicate the average acres typically in each.

How many hay cuttings are typical?

What tillage operations / implements are used on cropland?

Do any of your fields typically not receive manure?
If yes, which types of fields and how many acres are typically in this category?

Do the average crop yields meet your goals? If no, please explain.

Do you suspect any fields may have a compaction problem (if yes, explain why, and which fields)?

Are you aware of any erosion problems on any fields, including fields with gullies or small channels that form annually? If yes,
how widespread is the problem?

Do you irrigate? If yes, what
types of fields receive irrigation, how many acres are included and what are the
water source(s)?

Are you following an approved nutrient management plan (meeting the NRCS standard)?

Do you use soil testing to determine nutrient application rates?
If yes, how often do you typically take soil samples? What laboratory do you use?

Do you have manure samples taken to determine nutrient content? If yes, how often?

Is manure applied in split applications on cropland? If yes, when?

What is the manure application rate on cropland (per acre/year)?

How soon is manure incorporated on cropland after spreading?

What is the manure application rate on hayland (per acre/year)?

Is manure applied in split applications on hayland? If yes, when?

Do you use off-farm soil amendments (Sludge, Septage, Other)?
If yes, are you applying according to an approved current permit / plan from DEC?

What commercial fertilizer(s) do you typically use:

Formulation:Pounds purchased annually:

Where do you store commercial fertilizers?

Do you apply pesticides?
If yes, list the typical pesticides used:

If pesticides are custom applied, who is the custom applicator?

Have you ever had complaints from neighbors or other problems associated with chemical drift?
If yes, please explain:

Do you maintain grassed buffers between cropland and streams/ditches? If yes, how wide?

Do you maintain forested buffers between cropland and streams/ditches? If yes, how wide?

What management is currently used on existing buffers?

Do you have any fields which typically flood or pond water?
If yes where are the fields and how widespread is the problem?

Pasture
Questions:

Do you pasture any livestock?
If yes, please describe the types and numbers of livestock pastured:

Livestock type pastured:Number pastured:Typical dates pastured:

How many hours/day are milkers in the barn during grazing season?

How many hours/day are other
livestock in the barn during grazing season?

Which
pasture management type best describes your pasture system (circle those that
apply):

Prescribed/Intensive Grazing

Randomly Rotated (within a few large pastures)

Continuous Stocking

Grazed Forest or Wetland

Please
provide more information to describe grazing:

Describe the current livestock water system and anticipated need for improvements (include other potential sources of water):

Describe the existing fencing system, and anticipated need for improvements:

Do you use temporary fencing for any of your pasture? If yes, where or under what conditions is it used?

Forest
Questions:

Do you follow a current Forest Management Plan which applies to all of your forested areas?
If yes, can we get a copy?

Are you aware of current resource problems within your forested areas? If yes, please explain.

Describe your forest tree species composition:

Describe the expectations and goals you have for your forest areas:

Wildlife
Questions:

Do you have an existing wildlife management plan?

Do you have any goals or objectives for managing fish, wildlife or natural areas on your land?
If yes, what are your objectives, and where would you propose to do management?

Are your wildlife management objectives, currently being met?

Do you have any unused or idle fields, old orchards, low productivity forest stands, etc. on your land?
If yes, what management takes place on these areas (time and schedule of cuttings, release or pruning,
etc.)?

Do you know or any rare natural communities or unique or important habitats on or near your land?
(Examples: clayplain forest, vernal pools or seeps, mast stands, cliffs or ledges, large cavity trees, softwood stands, thickets.)